| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Tomasini (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | George Cowling inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joel Palmer | 34-36 |
| 19:02 | Evansville | Phillip Myers swats the shot by Jay Tomasini | 34-36 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-36 |
| 18:35 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:13 | Evansville | George Cowling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| 17:53 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller is whistled for a carry | 34-36 |
| 17:24 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jimmy Stemple - foul #1 on Jimmy Stemple, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:45 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 16:43 | Evansville | George Cowling tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 39-38 |
| 16:25 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Clark | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 12 pts. SF - George Cowling (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Tomasini (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Jimmy Stemple (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Crisler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Jimmy Stemple steals it from Wesley Heller | 42-38 |
| 15:15 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Winford Rehnberg (PF), Herbert Dickens (C) Richard Clark, Raymond Pooley, Jay Tomasini, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), Bruce Menke (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Wiley Grossman, Joel Palmer, Tony Crisler, Wesley Heller | |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman knocks in the shot from close range | 42-40 |
| 14:45 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Tommy Brown | 42-42 |
| 14:12 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Patrick | 44-42 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | George Cowling is called for the reach on Bruce Menke - foul #2 on George Cowling, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Raymond Pooley (SF), Jay Tomasini (PF) Michael Patrick, George Cowling, Winford Rehnberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), David Swarts (C) Tommy Brown, Anthony Engelman | |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler (SF) Bruce Menke | |
| 13:01 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Pooley | 46-42 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Richard Clark steals the ball from David Swarts | 46-42 |
| 12:27 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg hits a floater in the paint set up by Richard Clark and he's hacked by Oscar Finklea - foul #3 on Oscar Finklea, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple (C) Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Anthony Engelman (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, Phillip Myers, David Swarts | |
| 12:27 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Wesley Heller | 48-44 |
| 11:46 | Evansville | Lewis Swedberg misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-44 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Swedberg (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Tomasini (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jimmy Stemple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lewis Swedberg - foul #2 on Lewis Swedberg, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:34 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:05 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 11:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Heller | 48-45 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Richard Clark takes the ball from Anthony Engelman | 48-45 |
| 10:39 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley blows the layup | 48-45 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 48-45 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman blows the layup | 48-45 |
| 10:30 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 10:11 | Evansville | Anthony Engelman is called for the reach on Jay Tomasini - foul #2 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Israel Rotz (SG), George Cowling (SF), Herbert Dickens (C) Richard Clark, Lewis Swedberg, Raymond Pooley, Jay Tomasini | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Tony Crisler, Anthony Engelman | |
| 09:53 | Evansville | Joel Palmer is called for the reach on Herbert Dickens - foul #2 on Joel Palmer, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens hits the finger roll set up by Israel Rotz | 50-45 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers scores on a shot in the paint | 50-47 |
| 08:59 | Evansville | George Cowling knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Israel Rotz | 52-47 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Menke | 52-50 |
| 08:04 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens buries a shot in the lane set up by Michael Patrick | 54-50 |
| 07:47 | Southern Illinois | Jimmy Stemple takes the ball from Joel Palmer | 54-50 |
| 07:19 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by George Cowling | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Michael Patrick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Israel Rotz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Stemple (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Menke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-50 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller tips it but misses | 56-50 |
| 07:02 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | George Cowling knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Patrick | 59-50 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 06:25 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:02 | Evansville | George Cowling is whistled for a carry | 59-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Clark (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Raymond Pooley (SF), Jay Tomasini (PF), John Laws (C) Michael Patrick, Israel Rotz, George Cowling, Jimmy Stemple, Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Anthony Engelman (PF), David Swarts (C) Wiley Grossman, Joel Palmer, Bruce Menke, Phillip Myers, Wesley Heller | |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-53 |
| 05:23 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 05:22 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini tips it home | 61-53 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | John Laws swats the short shot by Tommy Brown | 61-53 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Lewis Swedberg | 61-53 |
| 04:35 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 61-53 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown loses the dribble to Richard Clark | 61-53 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Clark | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Laws - foul #1 on John Laws, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Cowling (SF), Herbert Dickens (C) Lewis Swedberg, John Laws | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Phillip Myers (PF) Tommy Brown, Anthony Engelman | |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:36 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:36 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 03:23 | Evansville | Herbert Dickens tips it in | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Pooley (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Cowling (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Swarts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Dickens swats the layup by David Swarts | 66-54 |
| 03:05 | Evansville | George Cowling snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Phillip Myers - foul #1 on Phillip Myers, team foul #4 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple (C) Herbert Dickens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Bruce Menke (SF), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, Tony Crisler, David Swarts | |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:46 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley makes the 3rd free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wiley Grossman | 68-57 |
| 02:02 | Evansville | Richard Clark clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 02:00 | Evansville | Jimmy Stemple hits the follow up shot | 70-57 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 01:42 | Evansville | George Cowling grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:19 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Clark | 73-57 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-57 |
| 01:11 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Jay Tomasini | 73-57 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Raymond Pooley hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jay Tomasini | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-57 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Jay Tomasini snags the defensive board | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Evansville | Richard Clark comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 75-57 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Heller | 75-57 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Jay Tomasini - foul #2 on Jay Tomasini, team foul #5 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Michael Patrick (PG), Lewis Swedberg (SG), Herbert Dickens (SF), Winford Rehnberg (PF), John Laws (C) Richard Clark, Raymond Pooley, George Cowling, Jay Tomasini, Jimmy Stemple | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), Anthony Engelman (C) Wiley Grossman, Joel Palmer, Wesley Heller | |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Michael Patrick runs out the clock | 75-59 |